Holder for tags, etc.



Aug. 15, 1933.

L. N. PLANTE 1,922,900

HOLDER FOR TAGS, ETC

Filed April 25, 1932 Patented Aug. 15, 1933 v UNrri-z'o STAT s HOLDERFOR TAGS, ETC.

Levi N. Plante, Worcester, Mass, assignor to Progressrve Tool & DieCompany, Incorporated, Worcester, Mass, a Corporation of MassachusettsApplication April 25, 1932. Serial No. 607,257

3 Claims, (01. 40-11) This invention relates to a support of the vacuumcup type adapted to be held by the vacuum cup on a window andparticularly on a windshield of an automobile or any other 5- desiredplace.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide such a supportwith means for holding a card or tag projecting upwardly or in any otherdesired direction and with a hook on the ID- opposite side on which anarticle or card can be hung; to provide a construction in which themeans for supporting the two articles constitute a single element; toprovide an improved way of holding the said element on the 1.5 vacuumcup and to provide means whereby the operation of the hook can beemployed to open a spring grip for receiving the first mentioned card.

Other objects and advantages of the inven- 9 tion will appearhereinafter.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is afront elevation of a. preferred embodiment of the invention shown asholding two articles and in position on a smooth surface; Fig. 2 is acentral sectional view of the vacuum cup showing the holding element inelevation, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the=line-33 of Fig. 2, showing how thewire holding element is supported by the vacuum cup. I

The supporting means for the device is shown in the form of a vacuum cup10 adapted to be applied to any smooth surface in the usual Way.

' This cup has a head 11 of. solid rubber and un der this head is a neck12 which is sunk inwardly to provide an annular groove for holding theother element of the device. The holding element consists of a wireholder 14; provided with an arcuate end 15 making considerably more thanhalf a circle and located in theneck 12. Both sides of the wire will bein engagement with the soft rubber on account of the fact that this neckgroove is sunk in so deeply. The groove around the vacuum cup under thishead. is made narrower than the thickness of the wire so that the Wirewill be held firmly in this groove. It is difficult to turn r it to adifferent position on the vacuum cup 0 and when once applied it isintended to be firmly fixed and not movable.

The wire member has a coil spring 16integral with it, preferably of twocoils but it could be made of any desired number, above one. Down fromthe end of the last coil extends an arm 17 of the same piece of wire andat the bottom it is provided with a hook 18. On this hook can be hung acard or other article havinga hole through it for receiving the hook.

The spring has two coils, at least at the top,

and the hook extends from the outer one. By bending the hook in, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, these coils are separated from eachother so that a card 20 at the top can be inserted as indicated. Whenthe hook is released from this pressure the coils of the spring pinchthe bottom of the card firmly and hold it in position until it isreleased by the flexing in of the hook 18 again. This hook, althoughhaving an abrupt square end, will be pressed against the base of r thevacuum cup if it is pressed in too far and no. damage will be done. Thehook is shown as supporting a card 21 below.

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of the inventionI am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by anyperson skilled in the art without departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not Wish to belimited in this respect but what I do claim is:--

1. As an article of manufacture, a holder for displaying an articlecomprising means by which it can be attached to a surface, a wirefixedly supported at one end by said means and projecting upwardlytherefrom, said wire having a coiled spring comprising at least twocoils of wire at the top in planes substantially parallel to saidsurface and spaced above said surface, and an arm projecting from onecoil of said spring diametrically across said means and spaced therefromto provide a free end by which the spring can be opened to facilitateapplication or removal of a thin object between the coils of the spring.

2. As an article of manufacture, a holder for more than one articlecomprising a vacuum cup for securing it to a vertical surface, said cup'having a head with an annular neck under the which the coils of thesaid spring can be opened 9 to facilitate the removal or insertion of acard or the like.

3. As an article of manufacture, a holder for more than one articlecomprising a vacuum cup for securing it to a vertical surface, said cupbe: ing composed entirely of soft rubber having a solid head with anannular neck under the head and a supporting member consisting of asingle piece of wire of the same size throughout having an arcuateportion at one end adapted to be

